Spring has officially arrived – although some areas of the country may differ on that – and spring breaks have begun.
Again this week Broadway has seen their numbers increase. This past week, nearly all of the 26 productions currently running saw at least 90 percent audience capacity. Box office receipts totaled over $28 million for the same period.
AT 27 years, “Chicago” is now the longest running musical on Broadway; and last week it saw it’s biggest grossing non-holiday week in the show’s history. The show has joined the million dollar club.
Still in previews, “The Outsiders”, “Lempicka”, and The Who’s “Tommy” all saw audience attendance over 90 percent.
“The Notebook” fell just a little short of joining the Million Dollar club, but the show was also saw some high numbers of comped tickets.
Again last week “The Lion King” and “Wicked” brought in over $2 million with “Hamilton”, “Merrily We Roll Along” and “MJ The Musical” round out the top five.
As the spring continues, more productions will be opening shows.
The $1 Million Club:
“The Lion King”
“Wicked”
“Hamilton”
“Merrily We Roll Along”
“MJ The Musical”
“Aladdin”
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
“Sweeney Todd”
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
“Back to the Future”
“& Juliet”
“Chicago”
“Hadestown”
With 21 of the 26 productions topping 90 percent audience capacity, three of them really packed the house with at least 100 percent capacity.
The 90 percent Club:
“An Enemy of the People”
“Hadestown”
“Merrily We Roll Along”
“The Notebook”
“SIX: The Musical”
“Chicago”
“The Outsiders”
“Hamilton”
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
“Wicked”
“The Book of Mormon”
“& Juliet”
“Lempicka”
“Aladdin”
“Doubt”
“Sweeney Todd”
“The Lion King”
“MJ The Musical”
The Who’s “Tommy”
“Back to the Future: The Musical”
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”